Motor-vehicle seat



June 3, 1930. A. B. BLUMENBERG MOTOR VEHICLE SEAT Filed Jan. 7, 1929 Y E N R O T T A Patented June 3, 1930 1 Y hem l mw; se e ,7 Application s d Januafy 7, 11-ea9Q-1sgiai N 33o,

j My 1 present invention relates generally. to motor Lvehicles,' and has 1 particular reference 110 the, seats. thereof.

Although my invention is designed. prim; 5. mairil'y 1 for employmentwith 1 the i drivers seatof-a. motor vehicle, neverthelesspit will bevunderstood that as to certain phases of. my invention, a; limited application of ithiseharactor? is not essential, and that-my invention lo -relates. ina broader sense to seats in general;

1'. lt' is, anfobject Offmy-inventiontoipro-.

vide. a seat, and more particularly,- a clrivers seat: for a vehicle, Whichmay be adjusted to alter the vertical height-thereof with re- 1- spect to a floor board orthe like; .I is may, the owner cordriverof an automobile -is'erinbled.tojadjust-the drivers seatto that particular height Wh'ioh is most comfortable and efiicient for his; per icul r-purpo .q' s v20 i ZA-mQIie speei'fieobj'ect lies in provid ng such; an adjustablejseat n a. s mple a d in X-L pensive-1 manner and departingtola minimum A wa11sw1'5 and .16 and the depending opposite side Walls 17-and 1.8; alliotthesewalls' being 7 S0. Siz and positioned'asto, telescope Withih i12 'thej upstandifng wallsioflthes base. -Atfthe*" "degree fnointhe'stendard types-ofconstruction'whieh ate in'wide use.

1; :Qne featureof my:invention-lies inprovid.

ing-a construction for the fo egoing purposes I -whei'ein a single control member such s a:

manually operable. erankmaygbe employed b I 120 seen most clearlyjlin Figure 1', :upon which flanges,"the:upholsteredfseat; 14 ina yv be rei 8 Jm JVabIy applied in, a we'll knovvn manner I t I for thevpurp se fadju' t-i-ng nds t ing h i i 1: seatfatthe des redh ig t- Y Anotherieatu-re lies in p o idir iga d vic which. is of such" a nature as to permit the l 1mentionreciprocatlon ith'respect. to 'the I base 10,and@it, is. guided in such mov'ementspace beneath the seat to be employed VeIfy of upholstered seat may be employed such llpholstery including springs for absorbing" certainof the shocks due todrivi'ng; .I also provide means in association.withthe adjust ing mechanism for taking up the shocks which might be imposed upon such -1nechanism under ordinaryconditions; of driying. Fontheattainment of the foregoing-ob jects and such other objects; as may'lglereinafterfappear or bej:pointec1 out, I-ha ei11us-- companying drawings 'WhGIfQiIlf v. v a

1 j Figure 1 is a. perspectlve viewrshowing an trated one, form of my invention in the acautomobile *seat :c'onstructe'd in i accordance With-my, present invention, certain portions jj e being broken away; to" reveat v 'parts'iwhich V W0'uld otherwise beconcealedfi 1 a s a front vertical section taken J5: substantially along theline 2-2 ofFigureI;

Figure -3 is a plan viewiofthe 'operating v mechanism takensubstantially along fthdl'ine 1 3--3 o Figure Mand -n tF-gure 2 1 '3 Figure 4*is a fragmentary :Substantiallyalohgthe line.Mot Eigurefi; a Mounted upon thelfloor board 'or'similar Y supporting.structurefofthecar'I provide-a hollow base which includeS theupstandingw front and tear 'walls- 10.1and 11; and the up- -standing' opposite [sidewalls 12" 'ahd 513. 1 v

Mountedin association with this base IPIQ- vise aseat "structurewhichfconsistsfessentially of; a framework; adapted [to support f muchas it is atqpresent'ior the purpose of j elements, which, are mostclearly observed in b V T Figures-1, ;3Y,Qa1 1d -4; =:--Wi;thiinithe base and .in- Fig-urel; ,Dependingffrorrjtheflanges 'gplung'ep elements-being adapted to slide respectit elyqand snugly Within the -cyhn'der' ,elementsmentioned." {Proper lubricating Inate'pial and lubricating means ma be asso- ,cieed w h t sslidable ar tangemen n I 1 'sec't-ionon a 'slightly'. enlarged'scale," taken the upholstered seatgproper; This frame- 'work-incluclesthe de ending-front and'i e'ar to ;.;ofthewa11s-15 18 I provide; inwardly disposed flanges such as the fiailge's 19, and

:, Thflsejat is-l jbunted for vertical adjust I i by means of? certain@cylinderkand' plunger- 5 substantially at eachconnen thereof I provide set ofupstjanjding cylinders :2 ,:2s,2e,-an 1 I 25,:these cylinders being fixed in 7':position andi being; preierably secured to the floor V bOETdibQIIGat-h the seat: somewhat} as shown l9ianc1j20; I provide a; complementary Y setof plungei-Q elements 26, 27-; 28, and V. 29, these? vertical crossi-2x45 I 1 n'. d t

'fsfltoggle levers 30 and 31.

; The rear set of plungers 27 and 28 are ex- 'tended upwardly and somewhat rearwardly :as shown in Figure 1, and lnto a fixed relanism beneath the seat and within the base which includes a pair of laterally extending These levers are mutually pivoted at approximately the center of theentire device and preferably bymeans of a pin'32arranged with its axis parallel to the side walls 12 and 13. Al-

.though one fsuch set of toggle levers'might to provide'a complementary and opposed set consisting of the levers 33 and 34. A strut them toact as a unit, and a similar strut 36 extends between 35 connects the levers 30 and 33 and causes wand 34. A

My inventioncontemplates the rocking of these levers in the manner illustrated in rFigurefQ, a certain forcebeingapplied at used for purposes of propping up the automobiles themselves. I have not shown the v -detailed' mechanism of the jack employed by me, because such mechanism is well known by itself. However, I have shown 1 the sleeve 37 whichconstitutes the fixed por- ,practice, that'rotation of the hand'crank 41 tionof the jack, this sleeve or. casing being a v fixedlysecured to the floor board within the base lOandsubstantially at the center thereof beneath the pin 32. Extending upwardly I e oiit'ofthe sleeve 37 is a rod 38 which is suitably articulated to the pin 32 as by means of v H "thehubportion or horizontal sleeve 39. A

shaft 40extends forwardly from the sleeve 37, and outwardly through thefront wall 10, atthe end of which shaft I provide a manually controllable device such as the hand crank 41. The jack is so constructed and arranged, 1n" accordance wlth well known will cause vertical reciprocationof'the'rod 38, and the leverage which such a device afiordsneed hardly be pointed out.

Beneath a midportionof the lever 33 I' v provide a fixed fulcrum member 42 having a rounded upper end 43 upon which the lever 33, rests.

, P 60" member 42 and-around the lever 33 is a suit- Extending upwardly from the able strap 44. Between-the uppermost portionrof the strap and the upper surface of 45. absorb the shocks which might tend to jolt the lever 33 I provide a compression spring The strap 44 and spring 45'serve to the lever 33 withtoo great force upwardly rock to raise the seat.

.section, having the base of the U suitably weldedor attached to the lowest portion of the corresponding wall. These channel members open inwardly, i. e., toward each other, and they are adapted to accommodate respectively the-pintles51 and 52. The pintle 51 extends between the free ends of the levers 30 and 33, ar'1d the pintle 52 extends between the free ends of the levers 31 and'34.

The operation of my device will be understood from the foregoing description and from the drawings; Manipulationof the 7 hand crank 41 will raise or lower the pin 32. and connects the levers 31 This pin is shown in 'itslowest position in Figure 2 and is shown in a raised position in dot and dash lines When this pin is raised, the levers are made to rock from the full-line positions toward the dot and dash positions, and this will have'the effect of lowering the seat. Similarly, whenthe rod 38 and thepin 32 are lowered, the levers will Once the seat is adjusted to any desired height, it will remain at such height without any danger of maladjustment, because of the leverage mechanism arranged within the sleeve 37.

The construction illustrated operates with great eflicieney and I wish to point out that the raising or lowering force is converted from an upward and downward movement of a singlerod element 38 to an upward and "downward pressure along relatively great areas. Inother-words', the upward and downward actions'o'f the pintles 51 and 52 dis tribute the force in an eflicient manner which prevents jamming. The prevention of j amming is increased further by the provision of the guides at the :corners of the construct1on.

I wish .to point out further'that the space beneath the seat may be employed in the usual manner for accommodating tools or the like. Although of necessity a certain amount of this space is taken up by the elements of my invention, nevertheless it will be seen from the drawings that a substantial amount of space'is still available for the storage of accessories. The upholstered seat 14 may be withdrawn in the usual manner when it is desired to secure access to the space beneath.

I also prefer to provide the hand crank 41 of a character which will render it removable, although I have not specifically illustrated such an arrangement.

It will be obvious that changes in the details herein described and illustrated for the purpose of explaining the nature of my invention may be made by those skilled in the art without departing'from the spirit and i scope of the invention as ex ressed in the appended claims. It is there ore intended that. these details be interpreted as illustrative,- and notinalimiting sense. v 5 c Having thus described my invention and illustrated its use, what I claim as new and desire to secure byLetters Patent 3. 5

1. In a motor vehicl a. floor board, a ,hol;

low base thereon, a seat mounted in associa tion with said base and provided with de pending side walls1 telescoped within said I base, and means for altering said telescoped relationship to adjust the seat to desired heights above the floorboardjsaid'meansj comprisinga set of opposed channel elements drical members, said seat including a dependa '7 ing "portion receivablewithin said base for telescopic movement therewith, inwardly extending bifurcated members carried bysaid' depending. member and means for elevating sald seat engagingisaidbifurcated members, 1 Y

said 'mea'ns includingiintermediately pivoted I toggles, a-jack for operating the ends of said" I toggles, and the shaft for operating said jack l a signed this extending externally of saidbase. v Inlwitness whereofIf have specification this4thday of January, 1929'.

carried by said walls, andbeneath said seat, and means engaging within said elements for.

raising and lowering the same.

2.111 a motor vehi le, a floor board, a hol-' low base thereon, a seat mounted in; associa- 1 tion with said baseand provided-with de-- pending side walls telesc'oped within said base, a pair of opposed inwardly'opening channel members carried by two opposite walls, and means for altering said telescoped relationship to adjust the vertical position of gle levers, means 'for vertically reciprocating the'mutually pivoted ends of said levers, and pintles carried by the free ends of said levers and engaging within said channel members. '3. In a motor vehicle, a floor board, a hollow base thereon,- a seat mounted in association with said base and provided withde pending side walls telescoped within said base, 'a pair of opposed inwardly opening said seat, said means comprising a pair of togchannelmembers carried by two opposite H r walls, and means for altering saidtelescoped relationship to adjust the vertical position of' said seat, said means comprising a pair of toggle levers, a fulcrum'member beneath and supporting a midport1onz-of each. lever, a

manually controllable leverage mechanism for raising and lowering the 'mutuallyQpiv Y I oted ends of said levers to rock the latter about "said fulcrums, and pintles carried the free ends of said levers and channel members. i I v V h s 1 4. A motor vehicle including a floor board,

ngaging within said 7 a hollow base mounted upon said fioorboard, cylindrical guide memberswithin said base 7 r and a seat mounted over said base, including guide members receivable within said cylina 'drical members, said seat including a depending portion receivable within said-jbasefor telescopic movementtherewith, inwardly ex i said seat engaging said bifurcated members.

tending bifurcated'members carried by said 7 depending member and means for elevating 5 5; A motor vehicle including a floorboard,1 i

a hollow base'rnounted upon said floor board,

cylindrical guide members within said base r and a seat mounted overs'aid-base, including guide members receivable within said 'cylin-j I ALBERT BlBLU NBE 

